Millardini is a

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muroid The Muroidea are a large superfamily of rodents, including mice, rats, voles, hamsters, lemmings, gerbils, and many other relatives. Although the Muroidea originated in Eurasia, they occupy a vast variety of habitats on every continent except A ...

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in the subfamily

Murinae The Old World rats and mice, part of the subfamily Murinae in the family Muridae, comprise at least 519 species. Members of this subfamily are called murines. In terms of species richness, this subfamily is larger than all mammal families ex ...

. Species in this tribe are found in

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and

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Species

Species in the tribe include: * ''

Millardia ''Millardia'' is a genus of rodent in the family Muridae native to South Asia and Myanmar. It contains the following species: * Sand-colored soft-furred rat (''Millardia gleadowi'') * Miss Ryley's soft-furred rat Miss Ryley's soft-furred r ...

'' division ** Genus ''

Cremnomys Cremnomys is a genus of rodent in the family Muridae native to India. It contains the following species: * Cutch rat (''Cremnomys cutchicus'') * Elvira rat (''Cremnomys elvira'') References

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Cutch rat The Cutch rat or Cutch rock-rat (''Cremnomys cutchicus'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found in India, where it is widely distributed in the states of Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Gujarat, Jharkhand, Karnataka, and Rajasthan. R ...

, ''Cremnomys cutchicus'' ***

Elvira rat The Elvira rat (''Cremnomys elvira'') is a critically endangered species of rodent in the family Muridae. The species was first described by Sir John Ellerman in 1946. It is found only in the Eastern Ghats of Tamil Nadu, India. Description The ...

, ''Cremnomys elvira'' ** Genus ''

Diomys Crump's mouse (''Diomys crumpi'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is the only species in the genus ''Diomys'', and is found in northern India (recorded in Bihar and Manipur), southern Nepal (recorded in the Central Terai), and no ...

'' - Manipur mouse *** Crump's mouse, ''Diomys crumpi'' ** Genus '' Madromys'' *** Blanford's rat, ''Madromys blanfordi'' ** Genus ''

'' - Asian soft-furred rats *** Sand-colored soft-furred rat, ''Millardia gleadowi'' ***

Miss Ryley's soft-furred rat Miss Ryley's soft-furred rat (''Millardia kathleenae'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found only in central Myanmar Myanmar, ; UK pronunciations: US pronunciations incl. . Note: Wikipedia's IPA conventions require ...

, ''Millardia kathleenae'' *** Kondana soft-furred rat, ''Millardia kondana'' *** Soft-furred rat, ''Millardia meltada'' * ''

Pithecheir ''Pithecheir'' is a genus of rodent in the family Muridae endemic to Southeast Asia. It contains the following species: * Red tree rat (''Pithecheir melanurus'') * Malayan tree rat The Malayan tree rat (''Pithecheir parvus'') is a species of r ...

'' division ** Genus ''

'' - monkey-footed rats ***

Red tree rat The red tree rat (''Pithecheir melanurus'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found only in western Java, Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the ...

, ''Pithecheir melanurus'' ***

Malayan tree rat The Malayan tree rat (''Pithecheir parvus'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found only in Malaysia Malaysia ( ; ) is a country in Southeast Asia. The federation, federal constitutional monarchy consists of States and ...

, ''Pithecheir parvus'' ** Genus '' Pithecheirops'' *** Bornean pithecheirops, ''Pithecheirops otion''

References

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